Pelargonium plant named ‘KLEPZ17484’

ABSTRACT

A new  pelargonium  plant particularly distinguished by large, red flowers on long peduncles and an upright, bushy, and round habit, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Pelargonium zonale.

Variety denomination: ‘KLEPZ17484’.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

A Canada Plant Breeders Rights application was filed on Mar. 27, 2017,Application No. 17-9151; a Switzerland Plant Breeders Rights applicationwas filed on May 24, 2017, Application No. 17-3148; and a EuropeanCommunity Plant Variety Office application was filed on May 31, 2017,File No. 2017-1451. ‘KLEPZ17484’ has not been sold or made publiclyavailable more than one year prior to the filing date of the instantapplication.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety ofpelargonium, botanically known as Pelargonium zonale and hereinafterreferred to by the variety name ‘KLEPZ17484’. ‘KLEPZ17484’ originatedfrom a cross-pollination in September 2012 in Stuttgart, Germany betweenthe female pelargonium variety ‘SIL Magnus’ (unpatented) and the malepelargonium variety PAC Abelina ‘Pacabel’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,881).

Seeds from the cross-pollination were obtained. The seeds were sown andplants were grown for evaluation. A single plant was selected in June2013 and subsequently named ‘KLEPZ17484’. In August 2013 ‘KLEPZ17484’was first vegetatively propagated by vegetative cuttings. ‘KLEPZ17484’was found to reproduce true to type in successive generations of asexualpropagation via vegetative cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.

-   -   1. Large, red flowers on long peduncles; and    -   2. An upright, bushy, and round habit.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

This new pelargonium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographwhich shows an overall view of the plant. The photograph is of anapproximately 8-9-week-old plant grown in Stuttgart, Germany undergreenhouse conditions in May 2016. The colors shown are as true as canbe reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘KLEPZ17484’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inStuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on three-month-old plants inStuttgart, Germany under greenhouse conditions in April 2017. Colorreferences are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal HorticulturalSociety of London (R.H.S.), 5^(th) edition (2007).

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Geraniaceae.        -   Botanical.—Pelargonium zonale.        -   Common.—Pelargonium.        -   Designation.—‘KLEPZ17484’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—The female pelargonium variety ‘SIL Magus’            (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—The male pelargonium variety PAC Abelina            ‘Pacabel’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,881).-   Plant:    -   -   Form.—Bushy, round.        -   Habit.—Upright.        -   Height.—20.0 cm.        -   Spread.—20.0 cm to 24.0 cm.        -   Natural flowering season.—Spring to autumn.        -   Propagation type.—Vegetative cuttings.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—4 months.        -   Time to initiate and develop roots.—20 days.        -   Root description.—Fine and white.-   Stems:    -   -   Quantity of stems per plant.—4 to 5.        -   Color.—RHS 177A.        -   Surface texture.—Moderately pubescent.        -   Stem form.—Round.        -   Diameter.—0.9 cm.        -   Length.—7.0 cm to 9.0 cm.        -   Internode length.—2.0 cm.        -   Anthocyanin.—RHS 176B.-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate.        -   Shape.—Cordate.        -   Apex.—Obtuse.        -   Base.—Open.        -   Margin.—Crenate.        -   Surface texture.—Upper surface: Sparsely pubescent. Lower            surface: Smooth.        -   Length.—6.0 cm to 7.0 cm.        -   Width.—7.0 cm to 9.0 cm.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS N137A and RHS N187. Lower surface:            RHS N137A.        -   Petiole.—Length: 4.0 cm to 7.0 cm. Diameter: 0.3 cm. Color:            RHS 187A. Strength: Medium.        -   Venation pattern.—Palmate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 187A. Lower surface: RHS            137D.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Lastingness of flowers on the plant.—8 to 12 days.        -   Umbels.—Quantity of umbels per plant: 2 to 3. Length:            8.0 cm. Diameter: 12.0 cm.        -   Individual florets of the umbel.—Quantity of florets per            umbel: 8 to 14. Depth: 2.5 cm. Diameter: 5.0 cm.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Flower buds:    -   -   Cluster shape.—Round.        -   Cluster size.—Length: 4.0 cm. Width: 4.0 cm.        -   Surface texture.—Moderately pubescent.        -   Bud.—Height: 1.2 cm. Width: 0.6 cm. Shape: Elliptic. Apex:            Acute. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Color: RHS 197B.-   Petals:    -   -   Quantity per flower.—7 to 9.        -   Shape.—Drop-shaped.        -   Apex.—Entire.        -   Base.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Length.—3.5 cm.        -   Width.—3.0 cm.        -   Surface texture.—Upper surface: Smooth. Lower surface:            Smooth.        -   Color of lobes.—Upper lobes: Upper surface: RHS N57B. Lower            surface: RHS N57A. Lower lobes: Upper surface: RHS N57B.            Lower surface: RHS N57A.-   Petaloids:    -   -   Quantity per flower.—1 to 3.        -   Shape.—Moderate.        -   Apex.—Moderate.        -   Base.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture (upper and lower surfaces).—Smooth.        -   Length.—0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.        -   Width.—0.1 cm to 0.5 cm.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS N57B. Lower surface: RHS N57A.-   Sepals:    -   -   Number per flower.—5.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Surface texture.—Upper surface: Sparsely pubescent. Lower            surface: Sparsely pubescent.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS 137D and RHS 187B. Lower surface:            RHS 137D and RHS 187B.        -   Length.—1.2 cm.        -   Width.—0.3 cm.-   Pedicel:    -   -   Length.—3.5 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 187A.        -   Surface texture.—Moderately pubescent.        -   Strength.—Medium.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Length.—12.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 187B.        -   Surface texture.—Sparsely pubescent.        -   Strength.—Medium to strong.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Quantity of stamens per flower: Moderate, 5. Anther            length: 0.7. cm. Filament length: 0.8 cm. Filament color:            RHS 45A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: RHS 28A.        -   Pistils.—Number: 1. Stigma color: RHS 53B. Style length:            1.0 cm. Style color: RHS 53B. Ovary arrangement: Central.            Ovary color: RHS 177B. Ovary diameter: 0.1 cm. Ovary length:            0.5 cm.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed.-   Disease and pest/insect resistance: None observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

‘KLEPZ17484’ is distinguished from its parents as described in Table 1:

TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Female parent Male Parent PACCharacteristic ‘KLEPZ17484’ ‘SIL Magnus’ Abelina ‘Pacabel’ Flower sizeLarge Medium Medium Growth Strong Compact Medium

‘KLEPZ17484’ can be compared to the commercial variety ‘SIL Bernd’(unpatented). Differences between the two varieties are described inTable 2:

TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety Commercial line Characteristic‘KLEPZ17484’ ‘SIL Bernd’ Leaf color Dark green Medium green Pedunclesize Long Medium-short Flower size Large Medium

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of pelargonium plant named‘KLEPZ17484’ as illustrated and described herein.